Method of attaching garment-hooks to fabrics



W. L. BARRON.

METHOD OF ATTACHING GARMENT HOOKS T0 FABRICS.

. APPLICATION FILED QCT.24| I916- 1,354,795.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

ATTORNEY 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. BARRON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE SINGER MANUFAC-TUBING- COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

Application filed October 24, 1916. Serial No. 127,374.

-hooks to fabric material of various kinds it I is customary to applyfastening means to the fabric across the hook-shank at the bottom of thethroat and additional fastening means through the usual eyes, thepurpose being to fixedly secure the hook in position adjacent itslongitudinal extremities and prevent dis placement thereof relative tothe fabric. I n practive, particularly when a machine 1s utilized, it isdifficult to apply the fastening means at the bottom of the throat forthe reason that the overhanging hook-bill interferes with the movementof the fastening means to final position closely embracing thehook-shank.

It has heretofore been customary to hold the hook in attaching positionwith its back against the fabric and then to pass fastening means, inthe form of ordinary stitches of thread, across the hook near the bottomof the throat and through the fabric, deflecting the thread around theend of the hookbill and into the throat as each stitch is drawn down tofinal position. In constructing a machine for this work it isparticularly difficult to provide means for deflecting the needle-threadaround the end of the hookbill with certainty and without breaking thethread, especially when sewing on hooks of the larger sizes having longbills.

It has also been proposed to lay a first group of fastening stitchesacross the hookshank' immediately behind the eyes and then relativelymove the fabric and hook to slip the group of stitches to final positionat the bottom of the throat before passing a second group of stitchesthrough the eyes. The disadvantage of this method, however, is that thefirst group of stitches must be loosely formed in order that it maysubsequently he slipped over the hump usually found in the shank of agarment hook opposite the end of the bill.

One object of the present improvement is to devise an improved method ofattaching garment-hooks or similar hook-shaped fasteners to fabric,whereby the fastening means or stitches may be snugly applied acrosstheshank at the bottom of the throat in a d rect manner, without thenecessity of gclfllecting the thread around the end of the Furtherobjects of the invention will appear from the following description andclaims.

In carrying my improved method into effect a garment-hook or otherhook-shaped article is first held with its bend adjacent the fabric andwith its throat directed preferably at right angles to the surface ofthe fabrlc. Fastening means, such as stitches of thread are next passed,without deflection, directly into the throat of the hook and into thefabric. The hook and fabric are then relatively rotated about thefastening means as a hinge to position another part of the article, suchas the eyes, adjacent the fabric, whereupon additional fastening meansare passed about the article preferably through the eyes and into thefabric.

Although the proposed method is independent of any particular mechanismfor carrying it into effect, it is deemed expedient to employ suitablemechanism and to this end I, together with A. F. Fifield, haveconstructed a machine which is fully disclosed in a co-pendingapplication Serial No. 92 136, filed April 19, 1916.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thework-holder of said machine for carrying they proposed method intoeffect. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the clamping jaws and fabricsupporting plate showing a garment-hook and a piece of fabric heldthereby. Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the first step of the improvedmethod and showing how the hook is to be held relative to the fabric sothat the initial fastening means may be passed directly into the throatof the hook and into the fabric. Fig. 4 is a view showing the relativepositions of the hook and fabric during the latter part of the attachingoperation, and Fig. 5 is a view of the hook attached to the fabric.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates a work-holder of thewell-known type disclosed in the United States patent to J. J. Sullivan,No. 777,564, dated December 13,

1904. This work-holder, as modified, may conveniently be utilized tohold the article and fabric in their different relative positions duringthe attaching operation. In the present instance the work-holdercomprises the fabric-supporting plate 2 and overhanging clamping levers3, 4, formed with clamping feet 5, 6, in which are journaled thecylindrical shanks 7, 8, of special hook clamping jaws 9, 10, havingtheir opposed faces grooved at 11, 11, to grip the lateral edges of thebill of a garment hook.

In accordance with the proposed method the hook it is first held withits bend adjacent the fabric and with its throat opening upwardly awayfrom the fabric. The hook and fabric may be readily held in the abovedescribed relative positions by placing the fabric between the plate 2and clamping feet 5, 6, and by placing the hook-bill in the grooves 11,11, of the clamping jaws 9, 10, which may be turned to the positionshown in Fig. 3.

The fastening inserting implement, such as the thread-carrying needle12, cooperating with a suitable loop-taker 12, is caused to descend atthe point a and form an initial fastening stitch forwardly of the bendof the hook. The needle is next caused to penetrate the fabricalternately at opposite sides of the bend of the upturned hook, (Fig.3), and form a group of stitches b closely about the hook-shank at thebottom of the throat, carrying the thread directly into the throat ofthe hook and into the fabric. The hook is next turned about the stitchesb as ahinge to place the back of the hook against the fabric, a stepwhich may be performed, for example, by rotating the clamping jaws 9,10, a quarter of a turn. The needle is next caused to form anintermediate stitch at the point a and then to form a group of stitchesa, passing the thread through the eyes of the hook and into the fabricas shown in Fig. 4. If desired one or more final or tying stitches maybe formed by the needle at the point a for the purpose of securelyanchoring the thread end.

The present method is not limited to the attachment of garment-hooks tofabrics but may be advantageously employed in attaching various otherarticles of irregular shape to fabrics, as will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art from the foregoing disclosure.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention. what I claim hereinis 1. The improved method of attaching articles to fabrics whichconsists in supporting the article close to the fabric. passingfastening means about a localized portion of the article and into thefabric, relatively swinging the article and fabric about said fasteningmeans as a hinge, and passing additional fastening means about anotherlocalized portion of the article and into the fabric, whereby to fixedlysecure the article to'the fabric at two spaced points.

2. The improved method of attachin garment hooks or the like to fabricswhic consists in supporting the hook with its bend adjacent the fabricand its throat directed at an angle to the fabric, passing fasteningmeans about the bend of the hook and into the fabric, relativelyswinging the hook and fabric about said fastening means as a hinge, andpassing additional fastening means about a portion of the hook spacedfrom the bend and into the fabric, whereby to fixedly secure the hook tothe fabric at two spaced points.

3. The improved method of attaching hook fasteners to fabrics whichconsists in supporting the hook with its bend adjacent the fabric andits throat directed at an angle to the fabric, passing fastening meansdirectly into the throat of the hook and into the fabric, relativelyrotating the hook and fabric to position the eyes adjacent the fabric,and passing additional fastening means through the eyes and into thefabric.

4. The improved method of attaching hook fasteners to fabrics whichconsists in supporting the hook with its bend adjacent the fabric andits'throat directed at substantially right angles to the surface of thefabric, passing fastening means into the fabric in a directionsubstantially normal to the fabric and directly into the upwardlydirected throat of the hook, relatively'rotating the hook and fabric toposition the eyes adjacent the fabric, and passing additional fasteningmeans through the eyes and into the fabric.

5. The improved method of attaching hook fasteners to fabrics whichconsists in supporting the hook with its bend adjacent the fabric andits throat opening in a direction at an angle to the fabric, passingstitches ofthread directly into the throat of the hook and into thefabric, relatively rotating the hook and fabric to position the eyesadjacent the fabric, and finally passing additional stitches through theeyes and into the fabric.

6. The improved method of attaching hook fasteners to fabrics whichconsists in supporting the hook with its bend adjacent the fabric andits throat opening in a direction at an angle to the fabric, passingstitches of thread directly into the throat of the hook and into thefabric, relatively rotating the hook and fabric to position the eyesadjacent the fabric. and finally passing additional stitches of the samethread through the eyes and into the fabric.

7. The improved method of attaching hook fasteners to fabrics whichconsists in supporting the hook with its bend adjacent the fabric andits throat opening in a direction at an angle to the fabric, passingstitches of thread directly into the throat of with its bend adjacent afabric and with its the hook and i110 the fabric, relatively rotatshankapproximately at right angles with ing the hook and fabric to positionthe eyes said fabric, sewing stitches across said bend, adjacent thefabric, passing additional swinging said hook fiatwise of said fabric 5Stitches of the same thread through the eyes and sewing stitchesembracing a portion of 15 and into the fabric, and finally forming a thehook spaced from said first stitches. plurality of tying stitches at apoint out- In testimony whereof I have signed my side of the eyes. nameto this specification.

8. That method of securing a hook to a p 10 fabric which consists insustaining a' hook WILLIAM L. BARRON.

